Faculties of the Academy
- Theatre Faculty
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The Theatre Faculty prepares students for a career as
– an actor (areas: drama theatre and film; puppet theatre; musical theatre)
– a director (areas: drama theatre; musical theatre; puppet theatre, variety theatre, the circus)
– an art historian (areas: history and theory of theatre; organisation and management of theatrical activity)
both in full-time and part-time education.
Period of study
directing and art history areas: 5 years (full-time) / 6 years (part-time)
acting: 4 years (full-time) / 5 years (part-time).The formation and development of theatre education in Belarus takes its roots in 1945 with the opening of the Belarusian State Theatre Institute, whose head was Ye. Dunayev-Mirovich, a follower of Stanislavski’s system of acting. Education at the Faculty is based on the traditions of classical and national drama schools, as well as on current knowledge and requirements of the development of theatre art in the international context. The foundation of professional theatre education in Belarus was laid by Soviet and Belarusian people’s artists and well-known figures of theatre, film and TV. The Faculty’s alumni are enterprising, employable, they are able to make a powerful contribution to society, culture and arts and have achieved significant success and gained recognition in the field of theatre and film art in our country and abroad.
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Currently students are taught at three departments:
- Department of Acting Technique
- Department of Theatre Directing
- Department of Stage Voice and Speech Technique and Vocal Training.
The Department of Acting Technique
The Department has been training students since 1946. Its founder was Professor Ye. Dunayev-Mirovich, people’s artist of the BSSR, one of the founders of the Yanka Kupala Belarusian National Drama Theatre. Diploma performances of the Department’s students have repeatedly become prize-winners of international and domestic theatre festivals Our graduates are in demand and are highly sought after by regional, national and international employers. You can meet them in theatre companies of more than 20 countries. Every year our teachers hold master classes for students and young actors from France, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Canada, and Sweden.
Department of Theatre Directing
The Department has been training students since 1956. Its first head was Associate Professor A. Yefremov, a Russian director and teacher, meritorious artist of the USSR. Today famous Belarusian directors are engaged in the teaching process at the Department. Education at the Department is based on the best traditions of domestic and foreign experience of preparing directors, as well as on an individual approach to every student with the view of promoting maximum development of their creativity. Students and teachers of the Department participate in creative projects and dramatic productions, musical performances, performances of the puppet theatre, variety programmes not only on the stage of the Student Theatre Studio, but also on the stage of professional theatres. The Department’s graduates are in demand both in our country and abroad.
Department of Stage Voice and Speech Technique and Vocal Training
The Department of Stage Voice and Speech Technique and Vocal Training was set up in 1999. Significant contribution to the establishment and development of the Department was made by its inspirer and first head Professor A. Shahidevich. Voice and speech training has long been a part of the fabric of actor training, and classes focus on awakening and building students’ vocal instrument so that they can make the strongest vocal choices as an actor, regardless of your setting. - Art Faculty
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The Art Faculty prepares students for a career in
– painting (area: easel painting)
– graphic arts
– monumental and decorative art (areas: restoration, mural painting, theatrical scenic painting, film set painting/production design)
– sculpture
– art history (area: fine arts)
in full-time education.
Period of study
all specialities (other than art history): 6 years (full-time)
art history: 5 years (full-time). Part-time education is also available with the period of study of 6 years.The Art Faculty started its activity in 1953. It is one of the oldest faculties of the Academy and provides a unique experience in a vibrant and friendly environment.
The Faculty maintains the principles of a traditional art education and successfully intertwines them with the diversity of approaches that propel art-making today and for the future. All our lecturers – permanent staff or visiting lecturers – are practicing artists in their own areas.
The Faculty’s alumni are enterprising, employable, they are able to make a powerful contribution to society, culture and arts and have achieved significant success and gained recognition in their artistic fields in our country and abroad.
- Currently students are taught at five departments:
- Department of Drawing
- Department of Painting
- Department of Graphic Arts
- Department of Monumental and Decorative Art
- Department of Sculpture.
Department of Drawing
The Department has been training students since 1957. The programme focuses on developing constructing skills, as well as on all other components of drawing: composition, form, line, plastics, three-dimensional thinking, perspective, tonal solution, the manner of fulfilment, etc. It is especially important to establish constructive thinking, and apply different materials (graphic pencil, charcoal, sanguine, sauce, sepia, etc.)
Department of Painting
The Department was set up in 1957. The course of painting emphasises the study of basic postulates for working on a still life or nude models. As for the study of the principles of a painting composition, the work proceeds in a complex way and takes into account personal and individual interests of students.
Department of Graphic Arts
The Department has been preparing graphic artists according to selected priority branches since 1953. Students gain knowledge in easel compositions, as well as become proficient in all the methods and techniques (etching, lithography, linocut, xylography, mixed technique, etc.) necessary for modern easel graphics. Students create compositions also in digital programmes. Also, the students learn the principles of book creation and illustration, become familiar with relevant technological processes. They study architectonics (layout) of a book; get acquainted with the technology of selecting fonts, paper quality, a book cover.
Department of Monumental and Decorative Art
The Department has been training students since 1961, and it serves the needs and ambitions of three main student groups: restoration, mural painting, theatrical scenic painting and film set painting/production design Restoration. It aims to teach conservation and restoration of the cultural heritage artefacts according to the contemporary world standards. While teaching restoration and conservation, special emphasis is placed on historical, technological, and diagnostic research of the cultural heritage artefacts, as well as, on studies of the original and conservation materials, preventative measures, fundamentals of conservation theory, philosophy and legislation, professional ethics. Mural painting. It equips students with the knowledge in mural making techniques, including wall preparation, design enlargement, paint application, the cloth method, and sealing the completed project, the choice of materials required for best results – from primers and paints to brushes and sealers. etc. Theatrical scenic painting. The teaching programme is based on traditional and new methods, and involve creation of stage scenery with its visual and technical aspects, as well as stylistic and technical solutions of theatrical costumes. Film set painting/Production design. The conceptual structure of the programme is based mainly on developing creative and spatial thinking of students, developing skills of orientation in modern media environment; mastering highly artistic and creative methods of representing the visual characteristics of feature films, short films, documentary films, TV films, advertising clips, TV and staged shows.
Department of Sculpture
The Department was set up in 1953. The course in sculpture aims at developing students’ knowledge and skills in foundational methods of making – modelling, carving, and assembly – as a springboard to learning how to communicate ideas through sculptural works. Although the Sculpture classes are rooted in the history of object-making, new forms of sculptural practice – installation, sound and kinetic works, etc. – are all part of our course. - Faculty of Design and Decorative and Applied Arts
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The Faculty of Design and Decorative and Applied Arts prepares students for a career in
– design (areas: means of production and vehicle design, consumer products design, furniture design, exposition design, interior design, graphic design (photographics), communication design (TV advertising), multimedia design
– decorative and applied arts (areas: ceramics, textiles, costume design, glassware, metalwork
in full-time education. Period of study: 5 years.The Faculty of Design and Decorative and Applied Arts started its activity in 1976, and since then it has been providing a unique experience in a vibrant and friendly environment.
The Faculty maintains the principles of a traditional design and decorative and applied arts education and successfully intertwines them with the diversity of approaches that propel decorative and applied arts and design today and for the future. All our lecturers – permanent staff or visiting lecturers – are practicing designers and artists in their own areas.
The Faculty’s alumni are enterprising, employable, they are able to make a powerful contribution to society, culture and arts and have achieved significant success and gained recognition in their artistic fields in our country and abroad.
- Currently students are taught at seven departments:
- Department of Decorative and Applied Arts
- Department of Interior and Equipment Design
- Department of Industrial Design
- Department of Graphic Design
- Department of Costume Design and Textiles
- Department of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
- Department of History and Theory of Design
Department of Decorative and Applied Arts
The Department has been training students since 1961, and it serves the needs and ambitions of three main student groups: ceramics, glassware, and metalwork. Education at the Department is based on a synthesis of traditions and contemporaneity in artistic thinking as well as in technologies; studying and mastering both constant and permanently renewing process of the expressive forms of aesthetic and functional categories; preparation of highly skilled professional designers and ceramic artists, glassware and metalwork makers.
Department of Interior and Equipment Design
The Department was set up in 1961. Here you will learn how to create a modern interior meeting functional, spatial, engineering and aesthetic requirements. The objective is to teach students compositional techniques of designing interior space, whose methodology and main provisions are based on scientific, technical and economic foundations. The Department also prepares specialists of designing furniture for the interior of different buildings, providing them with the knowledge of constructional and technological processes needed for this purpose.
Department of Industrial Design
The Department was set up in 1965. The objective of the programme in industrial design is to enable students to gain knowledge and practical, hands-on experience in technical design, including: the design of means of production and vehicle design, consumer products design, exposition design, etc.
Department of Graphic Design
The Department was set up in 1977. It prepares specialists for the design of visual means that includes planning the communication means, advertising, packaging and graphic design. These are the means by which the companies represent their philosophy to the society, demonstrate the services and goods produced by them.
Department of Costume Design and Textiles
The Department was set up in 1961. It aims to enable students to gain knowledge and practical, hands-on experience in the fields of tapestry and creative textile, costumes, etc. based on creative thinking, technologies and the knowledge of influence of colour, texture, cut on aesthetic and practical functions of the product.
Department of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
The Department was set up in 2000. Its educational programme is made up in accordance with the specific requirements of the specialities and areas of specialities of the Faculty of Design and Decorative and Applied Art.
Department of History and Theory of Design
The Department was set up in 2003. Since 2008, it has been training specialists in computer 2D and 3D modelling and design, computer multimedia, web-design and computer animation, which include creation of spatial animation models for domestic, transport, technological, scientific, museum, archaeological, medical and other fields; artistic representation of virtual reality in real time, artistic design of computer games, artistic presentation, organization, design of virtual reality of the processes in various scientific fields; etc. - Faculty of Screen Arts
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The Faculty of Screen Arts prepares students for a career as
– a director (areas: film directing (feature film, documentary, animation) and TV directing)
– a cinematographer (areas: film cinematography and TV cinematography)
– a sound engineer
– a film and TV expert
– a production manager
– a screenwriter
– a film editor
both in full-time and part-time education.
Period of study
film directing and cinematography: 5 years (full-time only)
TV directing, cinematography, sound engineering: 4 years (full-time) / 5 years (part-time)
art history areas: 5 years (full-time) / 6 years (part-time).
Foreign nationals can apply for study at all specialities except for specialities of film directing and film cinematography in which education is only at the expense of the budget.The Faculty of Screen Arts was set up in 2010, but virtually the training of specialists for film and TV industry started alongside with the establishment of the Department of Film and TV Arts in 1994.
Education at the Faculty successfully intertwines studies and creative hands-on practice to help students become equipped to begin a career as a film and TV professional.
The Faculty’s alumni are enterprising, employable, they are able to make a powerful contribution to society, culture and arts and have achieved significant success and gained recognition in film and TV industry in our country and abroad.
- Currently students are taught at four departments:
- Department of Film and TV Directing
- Department of Cinematography
- Department of Management, Theory and History of Screen Arts
- Department of Sound Engineering
Department of Film and TV Directing The Department has been training students since 1974. Here you will study the history, theory and criticism of film and TV, you will learn the skills of a successful director not only by studying the fundamentals of filmmaking or TV, but also by becoming familiar with all aspects of a film production. You will get knowledge of technical and creative side of directing, as well as text analysis, camera, sound and editing and how they contribute to the film and TV-making process.
Department of Cinematography The Department was set up in 2008. Here you will gain and develop essential skills and knowledge that help the director realise their vision onto the screen through camera choice and movement, lighting, focus, filtration and exposure.
Department of Management, Theory and History of Screen Arts The Department has been functioning since 2010. It trains experts in the field of theory and history of screen arts. Here you will also gain knowledge and practical, hands-on experience in production management, film editing, and develop your writing skills for the screen.
Department of Sound Engineering The Department was set up in 2011, but the speciality has been taught since 1994. It prepares specialists for a variety of audio careers including post-production, live sound and audio broadcast. Students receive skills in recording, mixing, and editing, gain knowledge of the fundamentals of the physics of sound and electricity, as well as music fundamentals. - Faculty of Scientific, Pre-University Training and Continuing Education
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Budyonnogo St., 6
220070 Minsk
e-mail: dekanat.fpk-pk @ bdam.by
The main objective of the Faculty is to provide further training and retraining for specialists and top executives in:
Decorative and Applied Arts
Interior Design
Video Direction
Sound Engineering
Graphic Design
Design Management
Exhibition and Trade Exposition design
Training at the Faculty corresponds to the requirements of the higher school and considers current trends in the art and design activity.
Professional further training and retraining can be organized on self-supporting conditions, on the basis of the contracts signed with offices, enterprises as well as citizens.
The educational process is carried out mainly by the Academy staff, and also visiting qualified specialists of leading higher education establishments of the Republic of Belarus, of the Belarusian TV and Radio Company, by honoured workers of art, etc. - Interfaculty Departments of General Disciplines
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Interfaculty Departments of General Disciplines
– Department of Humanities
– Department of History and Theory of Arts
– Department of Physical Training
Department of Humanities
The Department was set up in 1945 alongside with the establishment of the Academy. It is an interfaculty department and it is responsible for teaching the general educational courses. These courses include history, philosophy, social science, languages, literature, economics, etc.
Department of History and Theory of Arts
The Department was set up in 1945. It teaches art history disciplines at all faculties of the Academy, and trains student for a career in art history (areas: theatre studies, theatrical activity organisation, and fine arts), as well as offers master’s degree and postgraduate programmes in art history.
Department of Physical Training
Physical training is compulsory for 1st-year to 4th-year students. The teaching process includes track and field athletics, basketball, volleyball, football, skiing, outdoor games, general physical training. Besides, different sports events such as competitions, festivals, hikes, races are organised as well.